Each year, AIA Middle Tennessee partners with the UTK College of Architecture and Design to award the 4th year student scholarship awards.

Competition is always at a high level, and local architects from the AIA Middle Tennessee chapter serve as the jury for student projects. Jury members give valuable feedback for the student works, and also ultimately choose the winners.

“The reason we’ve invested in the university since 1992 is to build a bridge for students to engage with architects in practice and to continue communication with faculty,” said Carol Pedigo, executive director of AIA Middle Tennessee. “Over the years of supporting this student competition, we’ve given close to $50,000 to support students and the college.”

The 2015 First place award from AIA Middle Tennessee went to the student team of Johnna Coetzee, William Harvell and Jonathan Ruiz, taught by James Rose. These students received $1,500 from AIA Middle Tennessee.

The Second place award, $500, was awarded to students Brian Lam and Spencer McCarty from Bob French’s studio. 2015 Jury Members included John Tettleton, AIA, Adam Nicholson, Assoc. AIA and Justin Lowe, AIA

Event Details

This month’s meeting on architecture is presented by our Middle TN Emerging Professionals. The presentation will include a brief overview of the Storefront for Art and Architecture’s mission, history, and programming, with a detailed look at Storefront’s Initiative Letters to the Mayor. Storefront for Art and Architecture, located in New York City, advances ideas that contribute to the design of cities and public life.

Storefront for Art and Architecture has selected Nashville, TN as the first city in the United States to host the Letters to the Mayor exhibit in December, 2017. Join us as we discuss the worldwide conversations between architects and civic leaders that are coming to Nashville!